{"id":3088,"date":"2010-01-01T01:10:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T06:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2009-12-31T15:25:50","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T20:25:50","slug":"the-witch%e2%80%99s-cupboard-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2010\/01\/01\/the-witch%e2%80%99s-cupboard-7\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witch\u2019s Cupboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marjoram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marjoram (Origanum majorana or O. Vulgare ) is also known as Joy of the Mountain, Knotted Marjoram, Marjorlaine, Mountain Mint, Pot Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram and Wintersweet.\u00a0\u00a0 It is indigenous to the Mediterranean and can also be found in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0 It is considered a cold-sensitive perennial herb.\u00a0 Marjoram is sometimes mistaken for Oregano.<\/p>\n

The Greek and Romans considered this herb as a source of happiness.\u00a0 Today, people who are depressed use it to lift their spirits and bring happiness.\u00a0\u00a0 Marjoram can be burned to help with life changes.
\nMarjoram is used in love spells and to bring love to you.\u00a0 It is also placed in food to strengthen love.\u00a0 It is thought when a person anoints themselves or places Marjoram under their pillow, he or she will dream of a future spouse.\u00a0\u00a0 This herb was sacred to the Goddess Venus and is still used as an offering to her in rituals today.\u00a0 Marjoram was also woven into wedding bouquets or wreaths to wear as crowns or placed on top of a wedding cake to provide love and happiness to those getting married.<\/p>\n

For protection purposes, it can be carried in a satchel on a person.\u00a0 It also can be placed around the house, a bit in every room, for protection but it must be replaced every month to continue the potency.\u00a0 Also, it can be grown in a garden for its shielding powers against evil.<\/p>\n

Marjoram is also used as a funeral herb.\u00a0 It is placed on the graves on loved ones and as it grows and flourishes, it is thought to bring spiritual bliss to the departed.<\/p>\n

To protect against colds, Marjoram is combined with Violet and can be worn to ward off sickness.\u00a0\u00a0 When used in a tea, it can promote love, happiness, health, well-being, sleep and wishes.<\/p>\n

Remember, this is not a substitution for medical advice so always check with a medical professional to make sure working with herbs or oils are safe for you. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Keywords for Marjoram:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magickal Uses\/Spells:<\/em> Love, Happiness, Protection, Health, Money, Peace, Psychic enhancement
\nDeities:<\/em> Venus, Aphrodite, Thor and Jupiter
\nPlanet:<\/em> Mercury
\nSign:<\/em> Aries
\nGender: <\/em> Masculine
\nElement:<\/em> Air
\nTarot Correspondence:<\/em> The Magician<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marjoram Marjoram (Origanum majorana or O. Vulgare ) is also known as Joy of the Mountain, Knotted Marjoram, Marjorlaine, Mountain Mint, Pot Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram and Wintersweet.\u00a0\u00a0 It is indigenous to the Mediterranean and can also be found in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0 It is considered a cold-sensitive perennial herb.\u00a0 Marjoram is sometimes mistaken for Oregano. The Greek and Romans considered this herb as a source of happiness.\u00a0 Today, people who are depressed use it to lift their spirits and bring happiness.\u00a0\u00a0 Marjoram can be burned to help with life changes. Marjoram is used in love spells and to bring love to you.\u00a0 It is also placed in food to strengthen love.\u00a0 It is thought when a person anoints themselves or places Marjoram under their pillow, he or she will dream of a future spouse.\u00a0\u00a0 This herb was sacred to the Goddess Venus and is still used as an offering to her in rituals today.\u00a0 Marjoram was also woven into wedding bouquets or wreaths to wear as crowns or placed on top of a wedding cake to provide love and happiness to those getting married. For protection purposes, it can be carried in a satchel on a person.\u00a0 It also can be placed around the house, a bit in every room, for protection but it must be replaced every month to continue the potency.\u00a0 Also, it can be grown in a garden for its shielding powers against evil. Marjoram is also used as a funeral herb.\u00a0 It is placed on the graves on loved ones and as it grows and flourishes, it is thought to bring spiritual bliss to the departed. To protect against colds, Marjoram is combined with Violet and can be worn to ward off sickness.\u00a0\u00a0 When used in a tea, it can promote love, happiness, health, well-being, sleep and wishes. Remember, this is not a substitution for medical advice so always check with a medical professional to make sure working with herbs or oils are safe for you. Keywords for Marjoram: Magickal Uses\/Spells: Love, Happiness, Protection, Health, Money, Peace, Psychic enhancement Deities: Venus, Aphrodite, Thor and Jupiter Planet: Mercury Sign: Aries Gender: Masculine Element: Air Tarot Correspondence: The Magician<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3088"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3034,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3088\/revisions\/3034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}